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ROBERT H. ANDERSON, 01? SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO RUTH B. ANDERSON,

OF SAN DIEGG, CALIFORNIA.

WALL-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

Application filed, December 19, 1910. Serial No. 597,976.

To all whomzt may concern:

modation is required in a minimum of space,

and the same being mounted upon a pivoted panel may be concealed in an opening or recess in the wall when the bed is not in use and which is turned in a relative position in the room or elsewhere when needed.

The objects of the invent-ion are, to pro vide a simple, economical and easily operated wall bed, further to provide a bed that will only require a small amount of wall space when closed and that may be used in two difierent rooms when desired and further requires no springs or weights to facilitate its folding and further that the wall space may be used as a closet from either side while the bed is out for use as well as when it is closed.

With these and other objcctsin view my invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter described and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the acconnpanying drawings, and to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of this specificatiomin which z' Figure 1 is a vertical section of my bed showing in full lines the bed closed and indicating by dotted lines its position when open ready for use, Fig. is a. plan view thereof showing the wall in section, Fig. 3 is a. side elevational view showing the bed in a closed position on the reverse side of the wall to that of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a front elevational view showin the bed closed andmounted on the panel.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views. In the drawings, numeral 1 represents the floor line, 2 the wall in which the bed is hung, 3 a panelupon which the bed is mounted, 4, 5, and 6 hinged doors or closures for the space in the wall. 7 the bed frame,'8 a stationary head-board upon which the frame is mounted, 9 a swing rod, 10 a thrust rod, 11 an inner support, 12 an, outer support.

In the wall 2 where the bed is to be located there is provided a space a little wider than the bed, which is incloscd on one side bymeans of double doors 5 and 6. /On the other side adapted to inclose approximately" one-half of the space is another door 4. The rest of said space is provided with a cen-' trally pivoted panel or door 3. Upon this panel 3 there is substantially mounted. on

one side a stationary head-boardS'by means].

of bolts 8. On the one side the bedextends past the panel about one-half its width. 011 the headboard 8 are substantially pivoted rods ward and connect pivotally with the bed frame at 9 In the lower end of said headboard are pivotally mounted thrust rods 10 which extend upwardly and pivotally co-nncct with the lower side of bed frame 7 at point 10 near the end of. said bed frame. These thrust rods 10 are for the pun-pose (if thrusting the bed downward and away from the panel when it is being closed, and for guiding and holding it away from the panel when being opened. The bed is suspended and swings on rods 9, thus providing a very simpl means of raising and lowering it and doing it in such a manner that a minimum of wall space is required for it: The bed frame 7 is also provided with inner ,and outer supports 11 and 12 which are pivotally mounted thereon and adapted to swing into. the wall space when the bed is closed as shown in Fig. 1 and to substantially support the bed when it is down, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

i 9, one on each side, which extend down- \Vhen it is desired to use the" bed onthe opposite side'of the wall from'that shown in Fig. 1 the door it is opened and the panel on which the bed is mounted is swungto the opposite side, thus placing the bed in the position slowr. in Fig. 3 where it may be lowered for use.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, and arrangement, I do not wish to be limited to such construction and arrangement, but-desire to include substantially the principles involved and the construction and arrangement-as described in the appended claims.

It will be readily seen that with 'this construction and the method of mounting there is provided a simple, economical a]; easily operated wall bed which may be used on either side of the wall, thus being adapted for two different rooms, that the wall space may be used as a closet from either side when the bed is lowered for use as well as when it is closed; that the method of hanging the bed frame upon the head-board pro- -vides a simple construction which thrusts the bed out-ward when down, thus minimizing the wall space required.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a wall provided with an opening therein, of a panel centrally and vertically pivoted to one side of the middle of said opening, adapted to close approximately one-half of said opening, a head board of a bed frame secured to said panel so that one of its ends extends pasttrally and vertically pivoted to one side of the middle of, said opening adapted to close approximately one-half of said opening, a head board of a bed frame secured to said panel so that one of its ends extends past said panel and along the wall on the panel side of said opening approximately one-half of its width when the panel is turned so that said headboard is out of said opening a door hinged to the opposite side of said opening for closing the remaining portion and to allow the extended portion of said head board to pass through said opening when revolved with said panel, tension rods pivotally mounted at their one ends near the top of said head board, a bed frame pivotally mounted on the other ends of said tension rods, thrust rods pivotally mounted at their one ends near the bottom of said head board and the other ends thereof pivotally mounted on said bed frame in front of'and below the pivotal mountings of said tensionrods, and a plurality of'piv- 1 otally mounted. supports adapted to support said bed frame when down. 3. The combination with a receptacle provided with an opening therein and a door hinged at the one side thereof closing approximatelyone=half of said opening into said receptacle, of a panel centrally and vertically pivoted at its upper and lower ends on the upper and lower sides of the receptacle, closing the remainder of the opening into said receptacle when parallel t-herewith, a head board of a bed firmly mounted on said pivoted panel so that when said panel is turned in one direction one end projects along the wall beyond said "f pivoted panel and when reversed with said panel it passes through the side of the opening. closed by said hinged door into-the portion of said receptacle closed by said hinged door.

4. The combination with a receptacle 1 provided with an. opening therein and a door hingedvat the one side thereof closing approximately one-half of said opening into said receptacle, of a anel centrally and vertically pivoted at its upper and lower ends on the upper and lower sides: of the receptacle closing the remainder of the opening into said receptacle when parallel therewith, a head board of a bed firmly mounted on said pivoted panel so that when said panel is turned in'one direction one end projects along the wall beyond said pivoted panel and when reversed with said panel it passes through the side of the opening closed by said hinged door into the po rtion of said receptacle closed by said hinged door, a bed frame pivotally mounted on said head board and adapted to be swung vertically, thrust rods connecting said head board and said frame adapted to control the inward swing of said frame and supports pivotally mounted on said frame. I

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name in the presence of two subscribing wltnesses. ROBERT H. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

ABRAM B. BOWMAN, ELMER E. RODABAUGH. 

